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a group of people with a common identifying interest that they seek to protect and promote
agricultural interest groups are adamantly opposed to the bill
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Recent Examples of interest group
Just like big companies and other interest groups, California cities and counties hire private lobbying firms to represent their interests in Sacramento.
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Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 22 Dec. 2025
Soon various interest groups and Super PACs started texting and calling voters and buying television ads trying to convince lawmakers to change their minds.
—Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 11 Dec. 2025
This will involve taking on interest groups that thrive on complexity such as lawyers and bureaucratic jobs-worths.
—Adrian Wooldridge, Twin Cities, 6 Dec. 2025
Others, in academia and public interest groups, remain unconvinced that a technology notorious for long construction delays, triple-digit cost overruns and mine and mill pollution is up to the task of meeting skyrocketing demand.
—Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 12 Nov. 2025
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Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 22 Dec. 2025
Soon various interest groups and Super PACs started texting and calling voters and buying television ads trying to convince lawmakers to change their minds.
—Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 11 Dec. 2025
This will involve taking on interest groups that thrive on complexity such as lawyers and bureaucratic jobs-worths.
—Adrian Wooldridge, Twin Cities, 6 Dec. 2025
Others, in academia and public interest groups, remain unconvinced that a technology notorious for long construction delays, triple-digit cost overruns and mine and mill pollution is up to the task of meeting skyrocketing demand.
—Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 12 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for interest group
Noun
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That critique of American foreign policy – that US high-mindedness and democratic idealism conceal naked corporate interests – persisted through the Cold War and into the 21st Century.—
Nathan Hodge,
CNN Money,
10 Jan. 2026
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Health care, housing, and education would be built to be affordable, driven by real results from the bottom up--not by party interests trickling down.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
10 Jan. 2026
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Nearly 72% of censorship attempts in 2024 were initiated by pressure groups and decision makers who have been swayed by them.—
Jennifer Borresen,
USA Today,
5 Oct. 2025
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Inside, the report notes that 72% of book challenges come either from pressure groups and officials who have been swayed by them.—
Peter Greene,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Decades of one-party control and political protectionism have turned our schools into a system that works for special interests instead of kids.—
Suzette Valladares,
Oc Register,
27 Oct. 2025
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Doing so would strengthen democratic participation, reduce the influence of massive special interest group spending in our school board races, reduce unnecessary election costs, and enhance the legitimacy of our governance.—
Pioneer Press elections team,
Twin Cities,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Interest group.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interest%20group. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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